Pmd2 kaomado.kao - Revision history

UniqueGeek: Redirect

2017-10-14T21:37:02Z

Redirect

UniqueGeek at 00:11, 3 February 2017

2017-02-03T00:11:46Z

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	[[Category:ROM Hacking]]		[[Category:ROM Hacking]]
	[[Category:Technical References]]		[[Category:Technical References]]
	[[Category:~~Pokemon~~ Mystery Dungeon ~~Series~~]]		[[Category:NDS Mystery Dungeon]]
			[[Category:Game Data]]
			[[Category:Graphics]]

	{{DISPLAYTITLE:kaomado.kao File Format}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:kaomado.kao File Format}}

UniqueGeek: /* Portraits Data */ Added note about first color being transparent

2017-01-05T21:02:33Z

Portraits Data: Added note about first color being transparent

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	\| Color Palette		\| Color Palette
	\| The first part of a portrait block is a 16 colors RGB 24 bits palette, stored on 3 bytes per color.		\| The first part of a portrait block is a 16 colors RGB 24 bits palette, stored on 3 bytes per color. The first color is transparent.
	\|-		\|-
	\| 0x30		\| 0x30

Psy commando: Added to category for PMD, given its a game specific file for sure.

2015-03-20T22:36:10Z

Added to category for PMD, given its a game specific file for sure.

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			[[Category:Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Series]]
	{{DISPLAYTITLE:kaomado.kao File Format}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:kaomado.kao File Format}}

Psy commando: fixed title

2015-02-27T22:58:25Z

fixed title

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			{{DISPLAYTITLE:kaomado.kao File Format}}

	The "/FONT/kaomado.kao" file contains character portraits for the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers\|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers]] games. It consists of a table of content, also used to look-up portraits available to each characters, and a data section filed with the actual portraits.		The "/FONT/kaomado.kao" file contains character portraits for the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers\|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers]] games. It consists of a table of content, also used to look-up portraits available to each characters, and a data section filed with the actual portraits.

Psy commando: /* Credits */ reworded

2014-12-12T04:05:53Z

Credits: reworded

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	== Credits ==		== Credits ==
	A big thanks to [https://github.com/Zhorken Zhorken]who figured out the compression format, the emotion corresponding to each slots, and to what pokemon each blocks of 160 bytes in the ToC was associated to !		A big thanks to [https://github.com/Zhorken Zhorken]who figured out the compression format, the emotion name corresponding to each slots, and to what pokemon each blocks of 160 bytes in the ToC was associated to !

Psy commando: /* More Details */ I meant the other left... :P

2014-12-12T04:04:16Z

More Details: I meant the other left... :P

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	For example, slot 0 is the "standard" default image shown when a pokemon talk, or the image that appears in Chimecho's assembly for a pokemon specie. It seems that odd numbered slots are a relic from [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team\|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon : Blue Rescue Team]]. They contain mirrored portraits for some characters. However, the PMD:Explorers games all support mirroring the portraits at runtime. And so, it appears that most pokemon never use odd numbered slots.		For example, slot 0 is the "standard" default image shown when a pokemon talk, or the image that appears in Chimecho's assembly for a pokemon specie. It seems that odd numbered slots are a relic from [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team\|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon : Blue Rescue Team]]. They contain mirrored portraits for some characters. However, the PMD:Explorers games all support mirroring the portraits at runtime. And so, it appears that most pokemon never use odd numbered slots.
	Even numbered slots on the other hand contain the portraits of the pokemon facing ~~left~~.		Even numbered slots on the other hand contain the portraits of the pokemon facing right.

	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
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	\|}		\|}


	== Credits ==		== Credits ==
	A big thanks to [https://github.com/Zhorken Zhorken]who figured out the compression format, the emotion corresponding to each slots, and to what pokemon each blocks of 160 bytes in the ToC was associated to !		A big thanks to [https://github.com/Zhorken Zhorken]who figured out the compression format, the emotion corresponding to each slots, and to what pokemon each blocks of 160 bytes in the ToC was associated to !

Psy commando: Added missing categories

2014-12-10T05:19:10Z

Added missing categories

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			[[Category:Structures]]
			[[Category:ROM Hacking]]
			[[Category:Technical References]]

	The "/FONT/kaomado.kao" file contains character portraits for the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers\|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers]] games. It consists of a table of content, also used to look-up portraits available to each characters, and a data section filed with the actual portraits.		The "/FONT/kaomado.kao" file contains character portraits for the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers\|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers]] games. It consists of a table of content, also used to look-up portraits available to each characters, and a data section filed with the actual portraits.

Psy commando: /* File Structure */ reworded and fixed bad choice of words

2014-12-10T03:46:09Z

File Structure: reworded and fixed bad choice of words

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	The null value is particular in that, its not just 0. Its actually calculated by taking the '''end offset''' of the data pointed to by the '''last valid pointer''' we've encountered starting from offset 0, and then '''changing the sign''' of the '''end offset''' to negative.		The null value is particular in that, its not just 0. Its actually calculated by taking the '''end offset''' of the data pointed to by the '''last valid pointer''' we've encountered starting from offset 0, and then '''changing the sign''' of the '''end offset''' to negative.

	For example, if our last valid pointer's value is 0x030058, and the end offset of the data pointed to by that pointer is 0x03034C. Then the value for any ~~adjacent~~ null entries would be:		For example, if our last valid pointer's value is 0x030058, and the end offset of the data pointed to by that pointer is 0x03034C. Then the value for any subsequent null entries, until the next non-null one would be:
	-( 0x0003034C ) => 0xFFFCFCB4		-( 0x0003034C ) => 0xFFFCFCB4

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	\| This contains the actual image data for the portrait. Its a compressed [[pmd2_AT4PX\|AT4PX]] container that contains the raw pixels of the image. The image itself, once decompressed, is stored as an indexed 4 bits per pixels, 40x40, tiled image. Once decompressed each images has a length of 800 bytes.		\| This contains the actual image data for the portrait. Its a compressed [[pmd2_AT4PX\|AT4PX]] container that contains the raw pixels of the image. The image itself, once decompressed, is stored as an indexed 4 bits per pixels, 40x40, tiled image. Once decompressed each images has a length of 800 bytes.
	\|}		\|}


	== More Details ==		== More Details ==

Psy commando: forgot to add that line

2014-12-10T03:43:48Z

forgot to add that line

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	The "/FONT/kaomado.kao" file contains character portraits for the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers\|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers]] games. It consists of a table of content, also used to look-up portraits available to each characters, and a data section filed with the actual portraits.		The "/FONT/kaomado.kao" file contains character portraits for the [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Explorers\|Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers]] games. It consists of a table of content, also used to look-up portraits available to each characters, and a data section filed with the actual portraits.

			By default it contains enough ToC entries for 1,154 pokemon. Out of those, only 652 are in use, and many are placeholders containing duplicate data.

	== File Structure ==		== File Structure ==